linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: u_ether: remove obnoxious warning messages

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Message-ID: <Y8a5A/6cuiPWdyDl@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:04:35 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Alvin Šipraga <alvin@...s.dk>
Cc:     Alvin Šipraga <alsi@...g-olufsen.dk>,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usb: gadget: u_ether: remove obnoxious warning messages

On Fri, Dec 09, 2022 at 06:28:53PM +0100, Alvin Šipraga wrote:
> From: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@...g-olufsen.dk>
> 
> There is really no need for the driver to unconditionally emit warnings
> like this on every usage:
> 
> [    6.967283] using random self ethernet address
> [    6.967294] using random host ethernet address
> 
> Since this is normal behaviour, just remove the messages altogether.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@...g-olufsen.dk>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

Please see the thread at:
	https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230116155545.101391-1-jonathanh@nvidia.com

for more details.

This should use dev_warn() or better yet, just dev_dbg().

thanks,

greg k-h